This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

About a half hour from Lodi is the Crocker Art Museum, which underwent a massive expansion in 2010. The new entrance to the Crocker. Previously, the entrance was located in the Victorian mansion, which is still part of the museum.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

Skylights allow natural light to illuminate works in a gallery of contemporary works at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

Children play with an interactive screen in Totland, the Crocker Art Museum’s interactive area for children.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

“Sycamore in Autumn, Orange County Park,” by Edgar Payne at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

“Site 2801,” an installation by Gong Yuebin is on exhibit in the ballroom of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. It features 210 terra cotta warriors from the future.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

“Site 2801,” an installation by Gong Yuebin is on exhibit in the ballroom of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento. It features 210 terra cotta warriors from the future.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

One of Endar Payne’s most popular paintings is “Sunset, Canyon de Chelly,” 1916. It is an oil on canvas and currently on exhibit at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.

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This spring, take a short drive to Sacramento to explore the Crocker Art Museum

Imprisoned Tree, a mixed media on magnani paper by Judy Chicago at the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento.